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trees wliieli have been injured. I should ]}kv to see tlie question de- 

 termined. 



Mr. O'Connor: On Mr. ],ittle]),'.<ie's place it seems that some 

 blackberries tllri^•e better in the sh.ide of the walnut tree than any- 

 where else. 



Dr. Brooks: In West Virginia there is a locality where blackber- 

 ries grow wild, and it is a matter of common knowledge that black 

 berries will grow under the black walnut but that apple trees will 

 not grow there. I have noticed that the best place to plant jimson 

 seed is under the black walnut trees. I have no definite information 

 about this but there is something in the influence of the black walnut 

 trees. 



]\Ir. Bixry: I have noticed at my ])lace that cabbages planted 

 under black wahnit trees were somewhat stunted. I believe that it was 

 the etf'eet of the walnut trees growing so speedily that there Avas not 

 enough nourishment for both. 



The Presidext: The next lantern slide lecture will be by ^Mr. 

 Reed. 



Mh. Reed: (Thi>, lecture was delivered in a darkened hill where 

 it was not possible for the reporter to take notes. However, the gist 

 of the talk is here given). 



The slides illustrated various methods of nut tree propagation, and 

 that it is possible successfully to graft or bud nut trees at almost any 

 time from February until the very end of the growing period. In 

 working over large trees the first method in the season to be employed 

 was shown to be that of the cleft graft. Following this, with large 

 stocks, would be the slip-bark graft, or with smaller stocks, the chip- 

 bud. The slip-bark graft has the advantage of being feasible at anr 

 time when the bark slips. Dormant scions are more often used with 

 this form of propagation, although by no means necessary, as Dr. 

 Morris has demonstrated that by applying a coat of paraflin over the 

 entire scion and the cut surfaces of the stock, it is possible to use 

 growing scions at almost any time when they can be obtained. The 

 chip-bud is most successful during a relatively short period, begin- 

 ning about ten days before the buds begin to swell and continuing 

 until after the trees are practically in full leaf. From this time on the 

 patch, or some other modification of the annular bud, is most com- 

 monly used. 



In top-working, when the cleft-graft has failed, the patch-bud may- 

 be used late in summer, by inserting buds of the current season's 





